Still Life 1696

by Edwaert Colyer

Gallery label: [br]Edwaert Colyer was a specialist in trompe l'oeil compositions like this one, designed to fool the eye with its convincing illusion of reality. The letter rack holds papers that relate to important political events during the reign of William III of England. There is a copy of the king's speech to Parliament following a failed attempt to assassinate him a...

Size:: 19-1/8 x 24-1/4 in
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Credit:: Public Domain, Courtesy of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
More:: http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/77583/

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